Loose-leaf marker for books



L. E. HUGHES LOOSE LEAF MARKER FOR BOOKS Dec. 25 1923.

Original Filed Sept. 18. 1922 Patented Dec. 25, 1923.

LLOYD E. HUG-HES OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

LOOSE-LEAF MARKER roe BOOKS.

Application filed September 18, 1922, Serial No. 588,817. RenewedNovember 5, 1928.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LLOYD EJHUGHEs, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Kansas City, county of Wyandotte, State' of Kansas, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Loose-Leaf LessonMarkers for Books, of which the following is a complete specification.

This invention relates to loose leaf citation markers, and has for itsobject to projuring the book or device.

More specifically, my object is to produce a loose leaf marker whichconstitutes a window disclosing the matter to be displayed, and a blindfor hiding other matter on the 1 page so that there can be no error inidentifying the particular matter upon which the searchers attention isto be concentrated. A still further object is to provide a loose leafmarker having tabs at its inner corners to project at the top and bottomof the book approximate the hinge edge thereof for engagement byretaining means disposed at the hinge edge of the book.

With the objects named in view, the invention consists in certain noveland useful features of construction and arrangement of parts ashereinafter described and claimed, and in order that it may be fullyunderstood, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an opened book equipped with looseleaf markers embodying the invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view to disclose more clearly the means forholding the markers in the book; and

Figures 3 and i are detail perspective views of markers for respectivelydisclosing one or two parts of matter appearing on a leaf of a book.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 1 indicates a loose leaf preferablycorresponding'in size and contour tothe leaves of the particular book inwhich the marker is to be used, and said marker is provided at its frontedge with a tab 2 for convenience in locating the desired citation, eachof said tabs of consecutive leaves also bearing an indicating number ordevice, related to the citation. The marker is provided at its upper andlower inner corners with upwardly projecting and depending tabs 3, andin the drawing is disclosed as being provided with a cut-out portion orportions 4 through which the printed matter is disclosed. If preferred,the marker may be of solid form throughout and the window or windowsproduced by making the marker at the desired point transparent, theportion of the marker hiding the portion of the page not to be exposed,being of opaque material or character, if desired.

Any number of these markers can be placed in a book, as shown by Figures1 and 2, and to retain them reliably in place without injuring eitherthe markers or the book, a rubber band or the like 5, is stretched alongthe exterior of the boo-k at the hinge edge thereof, and is fitted orlooped over the tabs 8, as shown most clearly by Figure 2. It will thusbe seen that the markers can be secured in position quickly and easily,and

that by disconnecting the rubber band from the tabs 3, the markers canbe instantly removed from the book.

Markers of the character described will be found Very useful byassociations which at stated periods, send out printed matter to theirsubscribers for distribution to stu dents or the like, as in this casethe markers can be placed between the proper pages of a Bible, forexample, or any reference work, so that the searcher can open the bookat the proper point and read the particular matter relating to thespecial lesson or lessons without confusing it with other mat ter on thepage, and without the necessity of marking or otherwise defacing thepage or pages.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced aloose leaf marker possessing the features of advantage pointed out asdesirable and while I have described and claimed the preferredembodiment of the same, I reserve the right to make all changes properlyfalling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A leaf citation marker, having tabs projecting from its inner cornersand having one or more windows.

2. The combination with a book, of leaf markers of substantially equalarea as the book leaves, fitting in the book and provided with windowsto expose particular portions of the leaves of the book and with tabsdisposed exterior to the upper and lower edges of the book, and exteriormeans engaging the hinge of the book and the said tabs to hold themarkers in place.

3. The combination with a book, of leaf markers of substantially equalarea as the book leaves fitting in the book and provided with windows toexpose particular portions of the leaves of the book and with tabsdisposed exterior to the upper and lower edges of the book, and a rubberband fitted against the outside face of the hinge edge of the book andlooped over the said tabs.

4:. The combination with a book of a detachable leaf marker ofsubstantially equal area as the book leaves, said marker being insertedbetween the leaves of the book and overlying a particular book leaf andbeing provided with a window for exposing a partieular portion of thedata appearing on such book leaf.

In witness whereof I hereunto afiix my signature. 7 V

